This document summarizes an open badge design workshop. The workshop covers open badges 101, badge system design, badge content design, badge brand design, and a badge pitch session. Attendees will learn about designing open badges, including identifying appropriate badges, creating a flexible badge system, and establishing a consistent badge brand. The workshop also provides information on open badge projects and getting started with the badge design process.
17. March 2015:
- 14,000 Issuers Worldwide
- 2 Million Badges Issued
- 342,300 Badges sent to backpacks
- 88,585 backpacks
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19. Badge Design Process
2. Identify
Badge
Tech
3. Create your badges
7. Track engagement
and create pathways
4. Learners
take your
badges
6. Badges
assessed &
Awarded
5. Learners create
and add evidence
“At the forefront of
the Open Badges
movement”
Mark Surman - Mozilla
1. Badge
learning
design
30. Employer pathways
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• Using a pathway as an issuer– Create a pathway template that makes suggestions for
particular jobs
– Creates a clear statement about the employer’s needs
– Provides opportunity to highlight badges linked to
learning opportunities, eg Mozilla Web Literacy badges
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• Using a pathway as an earner / prospective
employee
– Fill in pathways with badges
– Tell their story
– Set goals (unearned badges)
– Plan a career
– Copy pathways to explore options
Earner / employee pathways
34. Jisc RSC Scotland
• Issuing badges to:
»Accredit the acquisition and
application of digital skills
»Recognise contribution to the
learning of others
»Reward the sharing of practice
»Increase the learning of the
sector
»Motivate engagement with Jisc
services
Recognising digital skills development
From Flickr by justus.thane
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35. Jisc RSC Scotland
Digital
Innovator
• iTechs
• Forums
• Webinars
Digital
Leadership
• OBSEG
Members
• Open Badges
Design Day
• Assessment
Summit
Digital
Practitioner
• Learning
OnLine
courses
• F2F
workshops
• Day events
• Open Badge Series
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37. Getting started
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• Design considerations and tools
Key considerations include:
»Badge system design
»Badge content design
»Badge brand design
Cycle through these to ensure:
»Appropriate badges
»A flexible badge system
»Consistent badge brand
38. Group Activity – Badge Themes
Introduce yourself
Discuss your interest in badges
• Post-its activity:
Write your name on a post-it
Write something you would like to recognize via badges
Stick post-its on wall
Re-arrange post-its into common themes
• Get into groups based on areas of interest / themes
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39. Badge system design
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• Considerations
»What do you want to
badge and why?
»List the badges you
would create
»Ensure your badge
system can grow
»Think about
constellations and
pathways
From Flickr by Kris Williams
40. Badge content design
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• Considerations
»Who is your badge is for?
»Why would someone want to earn the badge?
»What:
› Skills / Attributes / Understanding are represented by the badge?
› Behaviours do you want to encourage?
› Criteria is required to earn the badge?
› Evidence will be linked to (if at all)?
› Modes of assessment are appropriate?
› Endorsement agreements, channels will you use?
› Systems, tags, sustainability requirements are there?
42. Badge brand design
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• Considerations
»How will the badge visual
design represent you?
»What consistent visual
identifiers will you use for
key elements of your
badges?
»Who will design your
badge brand design?
»What systems or tools will
you use to design your
badge?
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44. Badge Design Process
2. Identify
Badge
Tech
3. Create your badges
7. Track engagement
and create pathways
4. Learners
take your
badges
6. Badges
assessed &
Awarded
5. Learners create
and add evidence
“At the forefront of
the Open Badges
movement”
Mark Surman - Mozilla
1. Badge
learning
design
